trammel

@hallenbeck

My own personal observations, out and about in the world, anecdotaly support this. I see so many walkers, canes, knee braces etc. And it’s really heart breaking seeing so many people waddling, hobbling, limping, etc. while carrying around all that extra weight.

On the plus side I see a lot of people wearing Crocs, Birkenstocks, hiking shoes, and those super thick Hoka shoes now.

@football

@hallenbeck
Minimalist and low drop shoes became popular among people in their early 20s in the mid 2000s. This was right around the time of the beginning of the obesity epidemic.

Knee injuries are indeed on the rise among professional athletes according to a quick Google search.